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Emergency? Just dial 'M' for mayhem
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 08/05/2018
» Do you know what emergency number to call in case of fire? It's 199. By the way, that number is good if you have unwelcome animals intruding into your house too.
Data security a foreign concept
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 22/04/2018
» You'd think that just about the worst thing that could happen in today's charged smartphone-internet intersection is the theft of many thousands of the most important identification documents and personal details of mobile phone owners. But you'd be wrong.
Update the computer law
News, Editorial, Published on 18/04/2018
» If events over the past two weeks do not convince the government to write an actual law covering computer fraud, maybe nothing will. The first unfortunate event was to threaten a Chiang Mai magazine editor with a computer crime charge over something that had nothing to do with computers (or crime, come to that). The second was the reluctant admission by the country's second mobile phone company of security misbehaviour, putting tens of thousands of customers at risk. That is not a crime.
Subtle moves on poll theft front
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 15/04/2018
» Fabulous week for election thievery, last week was. It was so slick you have to think it was either an accident or proof that the general prime minister should seriously stick around and break the service record for the post (Plaek Pibulsonggram, 9 years, 161 days).
China's strengths in US spat are also its weaknesses
News, Daniel Moss, Published on 11/04/2018
» For the first time since the Opium Wars of the 19th century, China's borders and territory are unchallenged. No conflict frays the country's edges. This stability has allowed for rapid industrialisation, foreign investment and the rise of an urban Chinese middle class. Why would China jeopardise this in a trade spat with the US?
Winnie Mandela: A lifetime of struggle and scandal
News, Christopher Torchia, Published on 04/04/2018
» Even the name given to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at birth -- Nomzamo, "one who undergoes trials" -- foretold a life of struggle.
Activating one's moral compass
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 02/04/2018
» Not a day goes by that we don't read about corruption scandals in the newspapers. The most despicable are often the ones in which the victims are society's downtrodden.
How Asia can tackle US trade wars
News, Lee Jong-wha, Published on 02/04/2018
» Over the past five decades or so, Asia's economies have relied largely on an export-oriented development model to support rapid economic transformation and growth. But with US President Donald Trump fulfilling his promise to adopt a more protectionist approach to trade -- an effort that could spur retaliatory measures by other countries -- that model is coming under increasing strain.
PM drops ball in graft fight
News, Editorial, Published on 05/03/2018
» Corruption has hit what is surely one of the lowest points ever in the country. Credible reports have highlighted the low crime of state employees stealing from the poorest and most vulnerable people in the country. When the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) confirms the breath-taking details around the end of the month, it will be a shocking and a sad day. As the head of a civil society group said last week, the welfare embezzlement scandal indicates huge failures by both the current government and the moribund anti-corruption groups it appointed.
Can new leader rescue flawed ANC?
News, William Saunderson-Meyer, Published on 21/12/2017
» After a bruising battle that engaged ordinary South Africans in a manner reminiscent of the heady combination of fear and hope that galvanised the country after Nelson Mandela was released from 27 years of incarceration in 1990, Mandela's ruling African National Congress party has chosen a new leader to try to lift the country's veil of sleaze.